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Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Team marks five years of keeping the emirate safe ABU DHABI, 18th April, 2021 (WAM) -- In line with Abu Dhabi government’s efforts to impose strict control on hazardous materials and provide the highest degree of protection for the society and environment, Abu Dhabi Hazardous Materials Management Team (AD-HMMT) has successfully implemented its strategy and executive plan, to help manage hazardous resources in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The strategy and...

Human Rights Watch attorney general, Luciano Mattos, should reinstate a recently dissolved unit of prosecutors who specialized in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting police abuse, or set up another team to carry out a similar mandate, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the attorney general. Mattos, who became attorney general for the state of Rio de Janeiro in January, eliminated his office’s Group of Specialized Action in Public Security (GAESP, in Portuguese) in March, su...

Accountability Essential to Curb Police Killings Armed Forces members patrol during an operation against the organized crime in Lins slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 5, 2017. © 2017 Reuters (São Paulo, April 16, 2021) – Rio de Janeiro’s attorney general, Luciano Mattos, should reinstate a recently dissolved unit of prosecutors who specialized in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting police abuse, or set up another team to carry out a si...

April 2021 108 The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) has completed the final preparations for the 31st Sharjah Ramadan Festival, which will run from April 13 to May 15.   Organised by the SCCI in cooperation with a number of government and private institutions, the new season of the Sharjah Ramadan Festival is packed with a slew of exciting activities and events that aim to strengthen Sharjah’s status as an outstanding tourist destination across the region.   A considerab...

MISSION MdM has been operating in Ukraine since August 2015 and is currently implementing an emergency response and recovery program in the Eastern part of Ukraine (Luhansk oblast, government and non-government controlled areas – GCAs and NGCAs). The program is implemented around three main components: direct delivery of services through multidisciplinary mobile units (including PHC, SRH, MHPSS and support to GBV survivors); strengthening of local health system (with a specific focus on PHC, ...

Iskenderun Selects FASTAR Coating for Five Bulkers Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 6, 2021 Five Iskenderun bulk carriers will be the first hulls applied with Nippon Paint Marine’s new FASTAR antifouling. Pictured is the 32,178dwt Akdeniz-M (Photo: Nippon Paint Marine) Nippon Paint Marine said it has secured a first reference for its new self-polishing antifouling paint FASTAR following an agreement with Turkey’s Iskenderun Ship Management to apply the coating to fi...

Honduras: Expert Mission to Observe Trial for Murder of Berta Cáceres 06/04/2021 April 6, 2021 In light of the upcoming trial of the Berta Cáceres Case, the Expert Observation Mission calls on the State of Honduras to guarantee the application of international standards and national norms that lead to truth, comprehensive justice and reparations in a case of global interest. Berta Isabel Cáceres Flores, General Coordinator of the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Hondu...

Iskenderun Provides Multi-Ship Reference For Nippon Paint Marine’s New Fastar Nano Antifouling Turkey’s Iskenderun Ship Management has provided a first reference for Nippon Paint Marine’s new self-polishing antifouling paint FASTAR following an agreement to apply the novel coating to five bulk carriers scheduled to drydock in China this year. The Panamax ships Ata-M and Toros-M will drydock at COSCO’s Guangzhou shipyard in May and June respectively, with the 31,700dwt Selin-M, 32,949dwt...

(Ecofin Agency) - In recent months, the government of Gabon has been bringing in some young blood. Noureddin Bongo Valentin, a youth not more than 30 years, has been appointed as the General Coordinator of Presidential Affairs. A man who shines by his performances, he applies to public management some private management techniques: reporting, auditing, return on investment. "I belong to a generation to whom efficiency is crucial," he said.   Ecofin Agency: What does the position of General ...

ISIS survivor Nadia Murad says Pope Francis highlights the plight of Iraqs minorities The Nobel Laureate co-signed an open letter to Pope Francis, expressing sentiments shared by local minorities Members of the Yazidi Choir performing at the Houses of Parliament in London during their tour of the United Kingdom. Stephen Lock for the National Members of the Yazidi Choir performing at the Houses of Parliament in London during their tour of the United Kingdom. Stephen Lock for the National Membe...